My scientist is called upon by the New Republic to investigate why the supermassive black hole is more active than usual and sucking in things from a further range. I just need something for the scientist to be studying before he is called away. It has to sound fresh and cool.

I'm trying﻿ to look for something that was never researched until the era of the New Republic like kyber crystals weren't until the Empire used them for a superlaser and even then, they had been used in weapons formation in the past. I'm looking for something that presumably hasn't been thought of in the 25,000 years of time where almost everything has already been done.

In regards to your question, anything that is cool has probably be written about. If your scientist is being called to investigate a black hole then he would need to be an expert of astronomy. Pick something in that field. It is then something a casual fan could relate to. NASA has been announcing several new discoveries in deep space exploration that you might be able to use.

The origins of spontaneous graviton bursts from unstable regions of hyperspace associated with neutron stars.

Bear in mind, this is high-grade technobabble--i.e., a conglomeration of buzzwords slapped together right off the top of my head. Feel free to use it if you like. You'll have to fill in any additional details on your own, though.

The origins of spontaneous graviton bursts from unstable regions of hyperspace associated with neutron stars.

Bear in mind, this is high-grade technobabble--i.e., a conglomeration of buzzwords slapped together right off the top of my head. Feel free to use it if you like. You'll have to fill in any additional details on your own, though.

I loved the graviton idea but neutron stars expell neutrinos so it’s too close to reality.

I decided to go with a quark star. It’s better than a black hole because we don’t even know if they exist. Perfect for expansion However, I still need something for him to be working on before he deals with the quark star. I’m looking not for a gadget or piece of tech. I’ve decided everything technological that we can think of, can be done. Speeders with deflector shields? Sure. We haven’t seen them but they can easily be done. I’m looking for something that would still be an emerging field of science. Something a Type II/III civilization would do next.

Maybe he can be teaching astronomy. I know it is very "Indy" but for me if you are requesting a character to investigate the quark star then they should be an expert in the field. An alternate field then I and most of the general public are questioning why he is the expert to call on, in an universe of trillions.

Im going about this all wrong when it comes to asking what idea I want. Im looking for a science thing that my scientist could study. On Steven Jackson games forum, someone suggested the migration patterns of Purgills. It would have been perfect except for the fact that it might lead someone to Ezra and Thrawn. That story will be told in the future. I want something unique but also a science that my scientist can study as his main work. Not an invention.

Someone on writingforums.org knocked some sense into me. The Star Wars galaxy has had 1,000’s of years to develop stuff so all science left to do is theoretical or observational. I’m going to have him study asteroids. Thanks for putting up with me.